How to merge data from other Excel files to one master Excel worksheet

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I have an uniform ID system throughout all the files, except with multiple entries and differing data named columns. I would like to create a master excel sheet with specific data columns from each excel file. How does one go about doing this?

Best Answer

I would use the Power Query Add-In. I would import the data from each Excel files into separate Queries, use the "Merge" command to join them together, probably using your common ID column.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/excel-help/merge-queries-HA104149757.aspx?CTT=5&origin=HA103993872

Power Query has lots of other data-massaging features that might come in handy along the way.

I would drop the final Query result (only) into an Excel table.

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